Shoe form



May 28, 1929. 1.. F. WRIGHT SHOE FORM Fil ed Aug. 20, 1928 I gig/06 7750]: 5 -/4dd44 azivie y Patented 28, I

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" 1 Ap pli cation fil ed AugustQQ, 192s. seri r vo. 300,729. A

. My. present invention relates v to shoe forms, and moreparticularly to a novel and improved construction for connecting 1 the :forcpart and heel part of said form; f I I .[An important object of the present inven- 'tion is the provision of a shoe form which I will be strong rugged, and durable inconstruction, and wh ch will he possessed of subfurther object" ofthe present; invention 1 is to provide a forepart having a slot therein 'ofsufiicient length and depth to acccommo- I stantially all-of the advantages of a solid,

last.

datega n'djconceala cord, said'cord being a flexible connection between the forepart and I the heel part, and'serving to hold saidtwo parts: in

rated. I I v r A further feature of the present invention consists in the provision of a heel part which is of solidwood with the exception of a small recess, said recess being of substantially the I size and diameter of the connecting cord and of. suffieient depth to enable said cord to'be inserted therein and secured to the heel part by suitable attaching means, such as a tack.

A further feature of the invention resides .inIthe-fact thatzthecontact-ing surfaces of said forepart and lieelpart, with the exception of the said slot in the forepart, are of solid wood.

Another objectof the invention is'to provide a shoe form wherein theconnecting cord 7 i is concealed within the forepart,jand which shoe formwill have theo'uter appearance of a solid last, exceptingforthesingleline of cut separating theforepart and heel part.

Thus there are no weakened portions in my ..novel shoe form; and the same will stand thereto. I

A still further feature of my novel shoe form resides in positioning the'cordreceivconsiderable hard usage without injury ing recess inthe heel partclosely acljacentq to the bottom of' the contacting face thereof,

v i and in positioning the cord receiving recess in the'forepart adjacent to the topofsaid slot. This permits a wider separation of the ltwo parts than whatis possible in anyfprior form of which I' am aware.-

Another feature' 'o f the invention is the" provision of means, on the upper surface of yielding engagement I when sepa j end 4 in position.

the heel of the form from a shoe. q

1 The above and other objects"andfeatures o f the'pre'sent inventiom]'delztails'of construc- I tlon, combinatlon of partsiand advantagese l e er naft r "H1626 1' fully- I- described, pointed outand claimed.

Fig. 3 2 1s a side I elevation; of novel-shoe formin assembled position, partly :broken away to illustratethe housing and concealmeptof theicord in the slot-in the'forepart; anc I I I the forepart and heel part. I I Referring now to the drawings,

nates the "heel 7 part of my novel tom of the heel part securely holding :said The cord 5 formsa flexible connecting unlon orelement between the heel the forepart 7.- Said-forepart '7 has a'contactmg. face 8, and approximately midway part, to assistor start the removing.

Fig. 3 is a View of-the formin separated position, illustrating the c'ontacting'facesof i I fora par- -I t lcular description'of the inventioml desigshoeform, "having a I contacting" face .2, and having therein a recess 3*located adjacent tothe central bottom edgeof said face 2. In'th-is recess 3 is adapted to be inserted the end I of acord '5, a tack 6,'driven from' the bot-I 1 part1 and L of said face .8 1s a slot 9 hav nga straight end 10 at Its upper. portion and a straight end '13at its lower-portion; 1

Formed in the forepajrt .7 and 'jacentto the upper end of'the slot 9, isa re cess 11', adapted to receivetheend 15 of the cord 5, a tack'12 inserted from the straight I V securely holding said I end 15 in said recess 11, the presence of the'- straight end 10 facilitating the positioning end ,10 of the; slot 9,

and driving ofsaid tack 12. I

the form from a shoe.

The slot 9, is of sufficientlength as depth to accommodate the cord 5'without kinking.

or crowding the same. v

I A knob or handle 14L is providedon the upper surface of the heel part 1, to facilitate;

l The recess 3,;inthe heelpa'rt i ing, that thehe'el part '1 is ofsolid' wood ex- :cepting for'the 3;"a'nd that the forepart' 7 is ,of solid 'wood excepting for'the slot 9 and recess 11.. The, slot 9, being formed approximately midway of the contact ng face 8,wil1 not materially:

7 just above the-straight-end 13 of the slot 9, and thus are assembledythere will beno chafing or rubbing, by-the forepart, against the cord at this point.

when the forepart and heel part It will be notedt froma glance'at drawpresence of the slight recess detractfrom the strength of the forepart.

' Also itwill beappreciated-that the contacting faces2 and 8,

in assembled position; the only apparent distinction' between my novel form and a solid last will be theline; of 'c'ut which forms the faces'2 and'8.

; The cord 5*wi11, of course, constitute means to hold the forepart 7 and heel part 1 in yielding engagement when the parts are preciated separated as illustratedin Fig; 3. Y 1

While my invention has necessarily been 'describedsomewhat in detail, it'will be apmay vary the size, shape' and that I excepting for thespace oc-' cupied by the slot9, are solid wood and-when arrangement of parts within reasonably wide limits without departing from the spirit of the-invention. l i V 7 My invention is further described and defined in the form of a claim as follows therein of suflicient length and depth to house and conceal said flexible element, the con- -.tacting faces of said forepart and heel part i wood with the exception of being of solid said slot, one endof said flexible element be-; mg

ly adjacent to when said parts of said heel part-from; a shoe,

. A shoe form divided on aline beginning in front of the highest part and extending 'rearwardly and downwardly, and a lflex'ible element connecting the forepartand heel part of said form, said forepart having a slot Louis R HT] 

